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Police appealed for witnesses and said Kyle was with a friend just before the accident happened .

Det Sgt Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police’s collision investigation unit, said: “A young boy has tragically lost his life and we are trying to establish the circumstances of what happened last night.

“This is a very busy junction and we are keen to hear from anybody who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the collision - or saw the boy who was with a friend just beforehand.

Kyle Bastable.

“We have specially-trained officers supporting the boy’s family at this extremely difficult time.

“We would ask their privacy is respected while during this period of grieving.”

The road was shut for more than seven hours while initial investigations were carried out.

A lorry parked in a cordoned off area at the scene.

Following the crash the driver of the DPD lorry remained at the scene and was helping police with their enquiries.

The accident happened outside a Shell service station.

The station’s site manager, Amir Suleman, said workers told him the boy collided with the front of the lorry.

He said the child’s mother and sister arrived at the scene within minutes.

Mr Suleman said: “My staff told me the lorry was coming off the roundabout when a boy ran into its path out of nowhere.

“The emergency services put up a cordon straight away.”

A DPD spokesman said: “We can confirm a DPD vehicle was involved in a fatal accident at the Birchley Island roundabout in Oldbury last night, and that we are currently helping the emergency services with their investigation.

“Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family of the young boy involved.”

Anyone with information should call the collision investigation team on 101 or email FL_COLLISION_INVEST@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk .